Trail Smoke Eaters

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Claim Rookie Forward Braeden Tuck Off Waivers

The Rapid City Rush have announced that they have claimed 6’1″ rookie forward Braeden Tuck off waivers from the Norfolk Admirals. Junior Career Braeden Tuck spent his junior career playing in the BCHL for the Trail Smoke Eaters and the West Kelowna Warriors. In 165 games, Tuck had 39 goals and 69 assists for 108 […]

ECHL: Craig Martin Heads Overseas

Forward Craig Martin is heading overseas for the second time in his career as he will join the Manchester Storm of the EIHL. Martin began the 2022-23 season overseas in Slovakia, where he put up four goals and five assists for nine points in 20 games before re-joining the Jacksonville Icemen in December of 2022. […]

ECHL: Utah Grizzlies Add Four Defensemen and a Forward

The Utah Grizzlies have announced that they have signed defensemen Gianni Fairbrother, Chase Hartje, Kyle Pow, James Shearer, and forward Craig Armstrong for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Gianni Fairbrother’s Career Gianni Fairbrother is a 6’0″ defenseman from Vancouver, British Columbia. Fairbrother started his junior career in the 2015-16 season and spent all six years of […]

ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Sign a Pair of Forwards and Re-Sign a Pair of Defensemen

The Idaho Steelheads have announced that they have signed forwards Connor MacEachern and Thomas Caron and have re-signed defensemen Trevor Zins and Romain Rodzinski. Connor MacEachern’s Career Connor MacEachern is a 5’10” forward from Brooklin, Ontario. He spent his junior career in the OJHL with the Cobourg Cougars (2016-18) and in the USHL with the […]

ECHL: Norfolk Admirals Sign Sacred Heart University Graduate

The Norfolk Admirals announced they signed Sacred Heart University graduate student Braeden Tuck for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Tuck dawned the “C” his final three seasons at Sacred Heart and was named the NCAA (AHA) Individual Sportsmanship Award winner for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons for the incredible sportsmanship he showed throughout his college career. […]

ECHL: Reading Royals: Canisius University Defenseman Re-Signs With Reading

On Monday July 22nd, 2024, Reading Royals have announced that they have re-signed Defenseman Powell Connor for his first full professional season. Connor signed a PTO at the end of the 2023-2024 season with Reading and played in 12 games. He posted one goal and three assists in the span of those 12 games. During […]